Editing Poe (singer) (section)

=== ''Alan Wake II'' soundtrack, ''This Road'' ===
On September 12, 2012, Poe posted a one-minute song and video on a new mobile platform called PTCH; however, no announcement was made about an official release date. The video features a split narrative told across different frames on a single screen. The song, which repeats the line "And some say that it loops forever this road that I lose you on every time", was titled "September 30, 1955".<ref>[http://ptch.com/ptch/50691e6e8d4f9820a41e857c September 30, 1955] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227230437/http://ptch.com/ptch/50691e6e8d4f9820a41e857c |date=December 27, 2013 }}. ptch (1955-09-30). Retrieved on 2012-12-14.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.ptch.com/?og=1|title=Ptch Blog|website=Blog.ptch.com|access-date=2020-04-11|archive-date=2019-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428124651/http://blog.ptch.com/?og=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> The video later appeared on her YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvbI-nS-VN0 |title=September 30, 1955 |date=2012-11-21 |last=POE |access-date=2024-10-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Poe returned to the stage in 2014 for five shows at The Sayers Club in Los Angeles,<ref>Mojica, Frank {{cite web|url=http://lyynks.com/live-concert-photos-review-poe-sayers-club-hollywood/|title=Poe returns enlivened at the Sayers Club in Hollywood after a decade away|website=Lyynks.com|date=2014-05-14|access-date=2016-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101001619/http://lyynks.com/live-concert-photos-review-poe-sayers-club-hollywood/|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbe.com/galleries/for/5/580/ |title=LOHIFI With Poe. SBE Sayers Club Gallery|website=Sbe.com|date=2014-06-04|access-date=2016-12-30}}</ref> during which she previewed a new song, "Not Jane".<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9v6yZuSDLE&pp=ygUMcG9lIG5vdCBqYW5l |title=POE performs a new song titled 'Not Jane' at The Sayers Club in Hollywood, CA 06.24.14 |date=2014-06-25 |last=Trent Vanegas |access-date=2024-10-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Fashion designer [[Tom Ford]] showcased his 2015 Autumn/Winter women's wear collection to the beat of Poe's "Hey Pretty".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/the-soundtrack-to-london-fashion-weeks-ss-2015-womenswear-shows|title=The soundtrack to London Fashion Week's S/S 2015 womens wear shows|date=October 29, 2014|website=Wallpaper.com|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>

On October 1, 2018, Poe posted several cryptic teasers to her Instagram, suggesting new music was in the works. Among these posts was a short video of her gazing to the side and repeating the line "Once upon a time, there was a little boy who lived in a remote region of the earth, and from the day that he was born, until he turned twelve, he'd only ever heard one story, about a little boy, who lived in a remote region of the earth."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BoX_hNZnyXh/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

Five years later on October 17, 2023, Poe would post a one-minute long video to her YouTube channel, titled "This Window",<ref>{{Citation |title=The Window | date=16 October 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayGALzBrGXU |access-date=2023-10-19 |language=en}}</ref> and also opened her online store, linked from her official website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the POE Store |url=https://poestuff.com/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=Poe Stuff |language=en}}</ref> On October 19, she announced through another video titled "In the Dark Place", that she would be releasing a new song with [[Sam Lake]], titled "This Road (AW)", on October 27, 2023, for the ''[[Alan Wake II]]'' video game.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=New Cinematic Poe Track Surfaces in Upcoming Highly Anticipated Sequel - Alan Wake 2 Game |url=https://ymlp.com/ztrqYw |access-date=2023-10-27 |language=en |archive-date=2023-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027200743/https://ymlp.com/ztrqYw |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The song appeared on the game's official soundtrack, although separated into four tracks:  "This Mirror is a Trap", "The Dark Chamber", "Falling Apart", and "The Beginning".<ref>{{Citation |title=Alan Wake 2 (Original Soundtrack) |date=2024-05-14 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/74nQo0NdzSqe2pIEfcsX0U |access-date=2024-10-17 |language=en}}</ref>

In a press release the week after the release of ''[[Alan Wake II]]'' and "This Road", Sam Lake reflected on the creative journey together with Poe, saying, "At some points we were so closely in sync that it got a bit scary. She was amazing to work with, a musical genius. A brilliant, brilliant artist. I feel the song perfectly captures all aspects of the world of the Dark Place where Alan Wake is trapped. In the disturbing dream-reality taking the shape of New York City, the song has in part the hazy, smoky, feel of a Film Noir nightclub, the aching longing the novelist Alan Wake feels toward Alice, his wife, as he tries to escape the nightmare and get back to her, the paranoid feel of being lost and having forgotten something vital. It’s all of this and more. It’s beautiful."<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Cinematic Poe Track Surfaces in Upcoming Highly Anticipated Sequel - Alan Wake 2 Game |url=https://ymlp.com/ztrqYw |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=ymlp.com}}</ref>

On October 1, 2024, Poe once again posted a cryptic teaser video to her YouTube channel, titled "I", in which she appears saying, "I went missing in 2001. I barely noticed, but you knew. You could feel it. My symptoms were abstract, most notable among them was my ability to utilize the word".<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctq8V30fg74 |title=I |date=2024-09-30 |last=POE |access-date=2024-10-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref> On October 17, a limited edition 12" single of "This Road" became available for pre-order on Poe's online store. The single includes a new song, "6 Deep Breaths" as the B-side.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Road - 12 Inch Single |url=https://poestuff.com/products/this-road |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Poe Stuff |language=en}}</ref>